Do You Have A "Go To" Christmas Movie?

[John Thomas8]

When I was growing up, we watched It's A Wonderful Life and an older Miracle On 34th Street and I still try to get a watch in every December.

But new movies come out over time and The Ref hits my cynicism square on, followed by Scrooged.

Any one else have a movie they watch every Christmas Season?

[AndyinPA]

Well, I went with the Bazillion of them since you forgot Nightmare Before Christmas.

Hubby would choose The Christmas Story, for sure. I watched a lot of It's a Wonderful Life. Still like to catch it.

[Dr. Ken]

Die hard

[John Thomas8]

Die hard

That's an discussion every Christmas season on the local sportsball radio station: Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

[John Thomas8]

Well, I went with the Bazillion of them since you forgot Nightmare Before Christmas.

Hubby would choose The Christmas Story, for sure. I watched a lot of It's a Wonderful Life. Still like to catch it.

Henry Selick directed? Had to look it up on IMDB, Burton was the story/character man. I coulda swore Burton directed it.

[Delarin]

The Hudsucker Proxy

(and yeah, it's a Christmas movie, and so is Die Hard. It says so on Wikipedia )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... tmas_films

[John Thomas8]

The Hudsucker Proxy

(and yeah, it's a Christmas movie, and so is Die Hard. It says so on Wikipedia )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... tmas_films

Giggle.

Then so is Battleground?

I'm Ok with all three really.

[Slim Cognito]

Die hard

Ho Ho Ho
Now I have a machine gun.

(I bought that sweatshirt for my son. It's also our fav.)

[jemcanada2]

The school scenes in a Christmas Story were filmed at Victoria School in my city, St. Catharines. The school is a women’s shelter now. We watch thus movie every year.

[raison de arizona]

Christmas Story for sure. Also Wonderful Life. The mother-in-law is big on Miracle on 34th St. The better half is a big fan of Elf and Christmas Vacation (me too for the Griswolds.)

I put the 24hrs of Christmas Story on in recent years.

[Suranis]

To be honest, "taking place at Christmas" makes Ghostbusters 2 a Christmas movie. The climax of the Movie takes place at New Years eve, but still.

And "Its a wonderful life" came to be associated with Christmas becasue the rights were allowed to lapse and it cost nothing for TV stations to play it constantly around Christmas. I never liked it. It's really a very sad story.

My go to movie is "Batman Returns" It actually mention Christmas quite a lot. and the final words are

"Well ... Come what may... Merry Christmas, Mr. Wayne."
"Merry Christmas, Alfred. Goodwill to all Men. And Women."

Which alone gives it more of a Christmas feel than "Die hard."

[John Thomas8]

To be honest, "taking place at Christmas" makes Ghostbusters 2 a Christmas movie. The climax of the Movie takes place at New Years eve, but still.

Kind of like Trading Places.

[Slim Cognito]

Scrooged is my favorite Christmas Carol. But I'm a huge Bill Murray fan. Also too, Carol Kane.

[sad-cafe]

CHRISTMAS VACATION



we went tonight to watch it in a planetarium dome

[Kriselda Gray]

I'm a major Humbug about Chrstimas, so I don't care for most "Christmas-y" things. I gotta go with Die Hard for this one just because it keeps the Christmas stuff enough in the background that it doesn't spoil the movie.

[John Thomas8]

I'm a major Humbug about Chrstimas, so I don't care for most "Christmas-y" things. I gotta go with Die Hard for this one just because it keeps the Christmas stuff enough in the background that it doesn't spoil the movie.

I recommend The Ref, if you can stomach Kevin Stacy in a movie. Professional-grade cynicism.

[jez]

I guess I'm about the only one that is not totally enamored with the Christmas holidays. My roomie is watching the movies (all of them I think. Right now it's the Santa Claus movie that Tim Allen had out several years ago), sings/hums Christmas songs most of the day (drives me nutty), and has her car radio tuned to Sirus XM Christmas music stations.

*sighs*

Yeah, I'm ready for it to be over. At least she waits until after Thanksgiving through.

[pipistrelle]

My favorite Christmas Carol is the one with Alistair Sim. There is no other.

I'm now very fond of the Doctor Who episode with the creepy Santa Claus aliens.

[keith]

I can't remember which title, but its the Hallmark movie where there's a girl who is engaged to a guy, but doesn't realize that she's actually in love with another guy... you know the one six hundred and thirty two I'm talking about, don't you?

[Suranis]

(Right now it's the Santa Claus movie that Tim Allen had out several years ago)

Which one?

THERE WERE THREE OF THEM!!!

[qbawl]

Dr. Strangelove and Slapshot get me in the spirit.

[scirreeve]

Elf. Tis a pity it is not in the poll.

[jez]

(Right now it's the Santa Claus movie that Tim Allen had out several years ago)

Which one?

THERE WERE THREE OF THEM!!!

Ugh.... three of them? Really? I have no clue, honestly.

[poplove]

A School Board Christmas, from The Daily Show. Excellent parody of Hallmark movies.

https://www.cc.com/video/94qjig/the-dai ... -christmas

[June bug]

I’d have voted for How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but ONLY the animated version! That’s been a must-see in our house for many years.